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Engineering Project Management: The Essential Guide

Epicflow

Engineering projects deal with the design, development, and implementation of processes or technologies; they can be executed in civil, mechanical, software, or electric engineering: e.g., designing buildings, creating new devices, implementing manufacturing automation systems, etc. What is Engineering Project Management?

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Effective Manufacturing Operations Management in 2024

Epicflow

Process control. Process control involves the use of sensors, automation, and various control systems to monitor and control manufacturing processes and ensure they operate within specified parameters and maintain consistent product quality and production efficiency. Standardize Processes and Procedures.

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Before Automating Your Company?s Processes, Find Ways to Improve Them

Harvard Business

What sets RPA apart from other automation technologies is that its ability to imitate a human user of one or more information systems reduces development time and extends the range of functions that can be automated across a much wider range of business activities. Examples of RPA and Process Improvement.

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Driving Digital Transformation in Aerospace & Defense: Recent Technology Trends

Epicflow

The technology allows A&D organizations to transform their manufacturing processes, improve safety, optimize customer service, system management, and, of course, transform military operations. Let’s take a look at some last year’s developments regarding AI applications in aerospace and defense. .

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How Digital Technology Is Changing Farming in Africa

Harvard Business

African entrepreneurs are now interested in how farmers work and how they can help improve yields. The barrier of entry into farming technology has dropped, as cloud computing, computing systems, connectivity, open-source software, and other digital tools have become increasingly affordable and accessible.

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How People Analytics Can Help You Change Process, Culture, and Strategy

Harvard Business

And so a transformation is a system of systems, all made up of the most complex system of all — people. The transformation office approached the country finance leaders with their findings and made them partners in process improvement for the rest of the subsidiaries.

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Higher Wages Aren’t Enough to Turn Mediocre Jobs into Good Ones

Harvard Business

As one of us has witnessed first-hand while working at a large retailer, even highly skilled and motivated workers will not be able to be as productive as expected because the company’s operational systems got in their way, wasting rather than maximizing their skills and enthusiasm. Career paths.

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